The Biggest Race in Sports

Yesterday in my Super 6, I left out the Indy 500. I wanted to devote today to blogging about it.

So what can we expect in Sunday's race? Excitement, fast cars, a few wrecks, and a dramatic finish. There will be many leaders and many drivers who will have a chance to win, but only one will take over over 2.5 million. So who will it be?

Before I break down what might happen tomorrow, let's take a brief moment to reflect on what's happened in the last year.

We all remember Dan Wheldon winning last year. Then, sadness with his tragic death. His wife, Susie is in Indianapolis this year accepting his ring, but the racing world still grieves his death. RIP.

As for this year, pole winner Ryan Briscoe seems to have the best car, but we know that doesn't mean anything. If having the best means winning then Lebron's teams would have won championships (I may run out of time soon to dog him so I am getting them all out of my system now). So I rule him out.

Franchitti cheated during qualifying, but is still allowed to race. Karma won't allow him to win though. So I rule him out.

Danica won't win because she isn't able to race (due to her Nascar schedule)... plus she is a female. So I rule her out.

Helio would be a logical choice, although nobody has won four times, and I just don't see it happening this year. So I rule him out.

Rahal looks to join his father as an Indy 500 winner, but that's a lot of pressure. I tried to become a doctor to take after my dad but I switched majors after my first year. I rule him out.

Tony Kanaan carries the label as best driver never to have won. While I would like to say he'll get it done, too bad. I'm just mean. He'll never win. I rule him out.

Then you have Hildebrand, who seemed to have the race won a year ago. Sorry, won't happen this year either. I rule him out.

While I could continue to list out people and reasons they won't win, let me just announce my winner: Marco Andretti. It's in his blood, he has come close before, seems to be his time, and he has one of the best cars this week, and sits in a good spot on the pole. Any questions?

Hope you all enjoy the race. We know many people will. If you have never been to the race, it is spectacular and Indianapolis is a great city. I live an hour away and can nearly hear the noise. That's all for now. Enjoy your weekend.